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John McLaughlin - "Five Peace Band"
John McLaughlin draws on some of the finest young Indian musicians for this track from his exciting new recording Reviewed here by Walter Kolosky
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Esperanza Spalding - “Ponta de Areia"
Esperanza Spalding dishes up a beguiling mixture of jazz and pop on this cover of a Milton Nascimento classic. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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Taylor Eigsti- "I Love You"
Taylor Eigsti rises above the prodigy label, establishing himself as a young lion of the jazz keyboard. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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- Taylor Eigsti: Get Your Hopes Up
- Brad Mehldau: How Long Has This Been Going On?
- Steve Kuhn: Beautiful Love
Nicholas Payton - "Chinatown"
Nicholas Payton mixes a sensuously delicious mood of sultry, slow-steamed blues blended with the mystery of a Raymond Chandler novel. Reviewed here by Ralph Miriello
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Marcin Wasilewski- "Cinema Paradiso"
What remarkable patience Wasilewski shows in constructing his performances! Everything unfolds with such grace and with a relaxed flow. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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Stanley Jordan - "A Place in Space"
No smooth jazz here. But Jordan covers everything else, from light swing to polytonal energy jazz, on this track. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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Brad Mehldau - "The Very Thought of You"
Mehldau sticks to the changes, but only for a short while, before pushing this song into uncharted territory. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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- Brad Mehldau: Los Angeles II
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Chick Corea & Gary Burton - "Waltz for Debby"
Chick Corea and Gary Burton continue to work their magic on this track from their 2008 release The New Crystal Silence. Reviewed here by Scott Albin
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- Chick Corea: Song for Sally
- Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett: Como en Vietnam
- Bill Evans: Waltz for Debby
Kurt Rosenwinkel - "Chords"
Guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel brings a high-powered quartet to the Village Vanguard for his debut on the ArtistShare label. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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Karrin Allyson - "Estrada do Sol"
Allyson sounds like a real carioca on this Satie-esque song by Antonio Carlos Jobim from her recent Imagina CD. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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- Luciana Souza: House
- Karrin Allyson: All I Want
- Karrin Allyson: Something Worth Waiting For (Con Alma)
Bobby Watson - "Purple Flowers"
Watson demonstrates his solid, soulful alto on a thoughtful ballad composed by pianist Harold O'Neal. Reviewed here by Ralph Miriello
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Lionel Loueke- "Skylark"
The song may be by Hoagy Carmichael, but the attitude on this track is distinctly world fusion. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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Charles Lloyd- "Prometheus"
Charles Lloyd fronts a powerhouse band on a new ECM project released in conjunction with the tenorist's 70th birthday. Reviewed here by Matt Leskovic
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Diane Schuur - "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
Schuur was the reigning jazz diva of the Grammy Awards in the mid-1980s. But this recording shows that Schuur is still a sure thing. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia .
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- Roberta Gambarini: Lover Come Back to Me
- Dianne Reeves: Love for Sale
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Maceo Parker- "Hallelujah, I Love Her So"
When the conversation turns to the funkiest saxophonists in the world, Maceo has to be on the short list. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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Nik Bärtsch's Ronin - "Modul 39_8"
Nik Bärtsch calls his music Zen Funk, At its best it capture a hypnotic groove that draws the listener deeper and deeper into the sound. . Reviewed here by Mark Saleski
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Pat Metheny - "At Last You're Here"
No one beats Metheny at pastoral Americana Midwest fusion jazz. And he proves it again on this track from his latest CD. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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Enrico Rava & Stefano Bollani - "Estate"
Two pre-eminent Italian jazz musicans collaborate on "Estate," one of the few jazz standards to come from Mediterranean climes. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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Ben Allison - "Little Things Run the World"
We may never get around to talking about Ben Allison's bass playing - because he is so skilled as a composer and bandleader Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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James Moody & Nnenna Freelon - "Just Squeeze Me"
Moody and Freelon surprise the audience -- and themselves too! -- on this singin-and-scatting duet recorded live at Monterey. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
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Cyrus Chestnut - "Don't Be Cruel"
For jazz fans, Elvis has never really been The King. But Cyrus Chestnut gives him the royal treatment on this track. Reviewed here by Ted Gioia
